Millennials who are watching
Friends on Netflix are have branded its storylines "transphobic," "homophobic" and "sexist."

While the show ran for more than 10 years until 2004, it just arrived on Netflix at the end of 2017 in the UK.

The sitcom, starring Jennifer Aniston, Matthew Perry, Courtney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc and David Schwimmer remains one of the most beloved shows in the US.

However, millennials from the UK found LGBT plot points that left some feeling "uncomfortable"; for example when Chandler was paranoid about being perceived as a gay man or made mean-spirited jokes about his cross-dressing dad.

Rewatching Friends on Netflix and damn! Never realised just how annoying and homophobic Ross was with stuff like this! Did always love Carol and Susan though, should have known 😅🏳️‍🌈
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I was a uni student in the 90s so looked forward to rewatching Friends on Netflix over New Year. But I agree - the ‘fat Monica’ and ‘gay Chandler’ ‘jokes’ feel very out of place now. And was Joey *always* that bit creepy? Disappointing.

Sexism seeps in when Rachel hires a nanny for her daughter Emma, but Emma's father Ross can't handle the fact that the nanny is a man; Ross takes it one step further to being homophobic by asking if he's gay.

Chandler trying to prove his sexuality to Monica on 'Friends'. Credit: Warner
Bros.

Not to mention Monica (played by Courtney Cox) was never allowed to forget she was once overweight - there's even an episode where Joey Tribbiani (played by LeBlanc) yells, "Some girl ate Monica!"

(Monica dancing when she weighs more on 'Friends'. Credit: Warner
Bros.)

New audiences claimed that Rachel would have been fired for sexual harassment because she hires an assistant who isn't qualified for the position because she wants to date him.

There's also the controversial relationship between Monica and her father's best friend who's 20 years older than her, but it was perceived as even more uncomfortable in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal and #MeToo stories.

The sitcom has also received criticism for its lack of diversity - there were only two notable non-white characters on the show: Ross' girlfriend Julie and Dr Charlie Wheeler.

Ross with his girlfriend Charlie on 'Friends'. Credit: Warner
Bros.

Friends
still may be of people's favourite series, but that doesn't mean it isn't problematic in 2018.